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The Bulgarian Entrapment Of Imperial Conspirators Against Emperor Leo III of Constantinople

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Emperor Leo III of Constantinople (r. 717-741) gained power due, in large part, to the actions and reign of a former ruler named Emperor...
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The Pungent Origin Story Of Emperor Constantine V Kopronymos

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Emperor Constantine V was the son of Emperor Leo III of Constantinople (r. 717-741), a ruler who brought much-needed stability to the Byzantine Empire...

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The Tale Of Saint-King Olaf’s Miraculous, Flameproof Hair

Who Destroyed the Library of Alexandria?

Balthild: The Anglo-Saxon Queen of the Franks

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James Fenimore Cooper

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James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851) " carrion crow is a better bird than a mocking thresher. The one will, at least, remove foul sights from before...

Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey—A Historian’s Comparative Review

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Thomas Godfrey And His Controversial Prince of Parthia—The First Play Written And Performed In America

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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Odysseus And The Sirens, By An Unknown Roman Painter In Pompeii (c. 79 CE or Earlier)

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This painting, likely depicting the tale of Odysseus and the Sirens, was discovered in the volcanic ruins of the Roman city of Pompeii, which...

The Tale Of Tereus, Procne, and Philomela—The Darkest Story In Greek Mythology

Eurybates And Talthybios Bringing Briseis To Agamemnon, by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696–1770)

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That Time The Clergy Went On Strike In Protest Against Queen Fredegund

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In the year 586, Bishop Praetextatus of Rouen was assassinated. The assassin used a dagger to inflict a mortal wound, but unfortunately for the...

Livy

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Livy (c. 59 BCE-17 CE) " flight from fate often plunges one headlong into it." The History of Rome (Book 8, chapter 24, section 4) by...

Emperor Phokas’ Heady Proof Of Power At The Camp Of The Tribunal

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Phokas (also known as Phocas) was a military officer in the employ of Emperor Maurice of Constantinople (r. 582-602). He was stationed in the...

The Stressed Family Audience At Calpurnius’ Poetry Recital

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A young aspiring poet named Calpurnius tried his hand at composing and performing poetry around the late 1st century or early 2nd century. After...

Gnaeus Marcius Coriolanus And His Revenge Against Rome

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  Gnaeus (or Gaius) Marcius, according to tradition, was a Roman aristocrat and military leader who lived in the earliest days of the Roman Republic....

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